Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Slaughter (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Slaughter. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Slaughter is located in Kent County.
To see how the shape of Delaware's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kent County: New Castle, Sussex, Caroline (MD), Kent (MD), Queen Anne's (MD), Cape May (NJ), Cumberland (NJ) & Salem (NJ).
Below are the counties that are near Slaughter. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Slaughter:
- Kent County (The home county of Slaughter)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Hartly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Marydel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dinahs Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dinahs Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dinahs Corner
- Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- The Village at Wild Quail
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Carlisle Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Carlisle Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle Village
- Blackiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Bicentennial Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Cheswold
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeshore Village is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore Village
- Sandtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sandtown is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandtown
- New Castle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Vandyke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Vandyke is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandyke
- Blackbird
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Blackbird is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackbird
- Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Forest is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
- Townsend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Deakyneville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Deakyneville is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deakyneville
- Middletown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Odessa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- McDonough
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- McDonough is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonough
- Port Penn
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Summit Bridge is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Bridge
- Saint Georges
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Kirkwood
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Delaware City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Sussex County
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Greenwood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Lincoln Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln Village is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Village
- Lincoln
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Scotts Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Scotts Corner is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotts Corner
- Banning ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Banning is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banning
- Anderson Crossroads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson Crossroads
- Slaughter Beach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Argo Corners is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argo Corners
- Ellendale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bridgeville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Jefferson Crossroads
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jefferson Crossroads is located in Sussex County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Crossroads
- Caroline County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Marydel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Templeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
- Hollingsworth Circle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hollingsworth Circle is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollingsworth Circle
- Hollingsworth Circle has also been known as:
- Hollingsworth Crossroads
- Bridgetown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgetown is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgetown
- Greensboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Maple Village is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Village
- Whiteleysburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Whiteleysburg is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiteleysburg
- Ridgely
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ridgely is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgely
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Oil City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Oil City is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Denton
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsboro
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillsboro is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
- Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
- Cecil County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Warwick
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cecilton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Earleville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- John Town
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- John Town is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Town
- Hack Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hack Point is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hack Point
- Cayots
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Cayots is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayots
- Saint Augustine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Saint Augustine is located in Cecil County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Augustine
- The Woods of Town Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Chesapeake City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Kent County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Millington
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Massey
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lambson is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambson
- Sassafras
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sassafras is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafras
- Dogwood Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Village
- Galena
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Georgetown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Gregg Neck is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Neck
- Locust Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Kennedyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Mile Tree Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mile Tree Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Tree Village
- Chestertown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Morganec Village is located in Kent County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganec Village
- Queen Anne's County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Sudlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Ingleside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Ingleside is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingleside
- Roberts
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Roberts is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts
- Crumpton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Roe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Roe is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe
- Price
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Price is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
- Church Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- The Village at Church Hill Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Catlin ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Catlin is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catlin
- Ruthsburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ruthsburg is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruthsburg
- Kings Town Manor
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kings Town Manor is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Town Manor
- Kingstown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Kingstown is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstown
- Talbot County (MD)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Tappers Corner
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Tappers Corner is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tappers Corner
- Cordova
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wye Mills
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skipton is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skipton
- Woodland
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Woodland is located in Talbot County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
- Cumberland County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Bay Side
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bay Side is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Side
- Greenwich
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwich is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
- Othello
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Othello is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Othello
- Roadstown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Roadstown is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadstown
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedarville is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Fairton
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairton is located in Cumberland County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairton
- Salem County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Canton
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Canton is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
- Hancocks Bridge
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Hancocks Bridge is located in Salem County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancocks Bridge
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Slaughter, see our County-by-County Page for Slaughter.
Cemeteries Near Slaughter ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Slaughter.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Slaughter - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Slaughter covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Bethesda Methodist Protestant Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Emmanuel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Templeville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Asbury Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Busic Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Blanco Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Amish Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bryn Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Holdens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Kingdom Holiness Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sudlersville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Blackiston Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rochester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Olive Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that Slaughter had a population of 125 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Slaughter, with the one closest to Slaughter listed first.
- Hartly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Templeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Templeville is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Templeville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
- Marydel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marydel is located in Caroline County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Pearsons Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pearsons Corner is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearsons Corner
- Downs Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Downs Chapel is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs Chapel
- Kenton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henderson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Willow Grove is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Blackiston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Blackiston is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackiston
- Sudlersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Petersburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Petersburg is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Wyoming
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Brenford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brenford is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brenford
- Barclay
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Barclay is located in Queen Anne's County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barclay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 165 people
- Delaney Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Delaney Corner is located in New Castle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaney Corner
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Slaughter. See our List of 1890's Communities around Slaughter.
Newspapers Published in Slaughter ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Slaughter.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Slaughter, there are papers which were published within 10 miles [16.1 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Slaughter.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Slaughter:
- Websites specific to Delaware
- Pages specific to Kent County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- New Castle County
- Sussex County
- Caroline County
- Cecil County
- Kent County
- Queen Anne's County
- Talbot County
- Cumberland County
- Salem County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Delaware
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Slaughter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slaughter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |